SCOTUS Considers Protecting Corporate Human Rights Abusers
The Supreme Court will specifically hear Cisco Systems Inc.'s appeal to shut down claims it aided China's torture of Falun Gong adherents. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a pattern. This court, which recently gutted protections for voting rights and women's healthcare, now appears poised to provide legal shields for companies whose profits might be tied to repression abroad. It's almost as
if 'human rights' is a concept only applicable when politically convenient, usually against state adversaries, never against the bottom line of a US corporation. One might wonder if the concern for 'human rights' is selectively applied. When the US government and its corporate allies are implicated, suddenly the legal avenue for redress narrows significantly. After all, how can one champion
democracy and freedom if American hands are dirtied by the very systems they claim to oppose? The court's willingness to entertain such curbs suggests a prioritization of corporate immunity over principles once considered sacrosanct.